Mechanically activated (MA) ion channels convert physical forces into electrical signals, and
are essential for eukaryotic physiology. Despite their importance, few bona-fide MA …

Membrane proteins play an important role in key cellular functions, such as signal
transduction, apoptosis, and metabolism. Therefore, structural and functional studies of …

Externally controlling the excitation of a neuronal subset through ion channels activation can
modulate the firing pattern of an entire neural circuit in vivo. As nanovalves in the cell …

In the pursuit of understanding life, model membranes made of phospholipids were
envisaged decades ago as a platform for the bottom-up study of biological processes …

Intracellular compartments are functional units that support the metabolism within living
cells, through spatiotemporal regulation of chemical reactions and biological processes …

Plasma membrane tension functions as a global physical organizer of cellular activities.
Technical limitations of current membrane tension measurement techniques have hampered …

The bacterial mechanosensitive channel of small conductance (MscS) has been extensively
studied to understand how mechanical forces are converted into the conformational …

Corynebacterium glutamicum has been utilized for industrial amino acid production,
especially for monosodium glutamate (MSG), the food-additive for the “UMAMI” category of …

Droplet microcompartments linked by lipid bilayers show great promise in the construction of
synthetic minimal tissues. Central to controlling the flow of information in these systems are …

Model membranes interfaced with bioelectronics allow for the exploration of fundamental
cell processes and the design of biomimetic sensors. Organic conducting polymers are an …